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Apr 5, 2017 |
The birth control benefit warrants a closer look because HHS doesn’t merely need to write it out of the HRSA guidelines. As National Partnership for Women & Families Vice President Sarah Lipton-Lubet warned, the administration could pull “multiple levers” to get rid of it.
Apr 4, 2017 |
“Equal Pay Day is a painful reminder that women in this country have had to work more than three months into this year just to catch up with what men were paid last year,” National Partnership President Debra L. Ness said in a statement with the analysis.
Apr 4, 2017 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Apr 4, 2017 |
“This analysis shows just how damaging that lost income can be for women and their families, as well as the economy and the businesses that depend on women’s purchasing power,” said Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Apr 3, 2017 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Apr 3, 2017 |
If the Gap Were Closed, Women Could Afford Food for 1.5 More Years, Seven More Months of Mortgage Payments, 11 More Months of Rent, or 15 More Months of Child Care
Apr 3, 2017 |
For Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, the issue of equal pay affects nearly every aspect of women’s lives. The gender wage gap “makes it hard to pay mortgage and rent, and has real practical implications for women’s ability to take care of themselves and their families,” Shabo said.
Mar 30, 2017 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Mar 24, 2017 |
“That’s likely a result of American individualism and a greater familiarity with employers providing–or, more often, not providing–this kind of support. That’s the framework most people are used to in this country,” says Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Mar 24, 2017 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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In a time when Black stories and Black history are being erased and censored, uplifting those stories and the people who tell and live them is critically important. That's why this Black History Month, some of the National Partnership staff have put forward book...
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Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its annual data about disabled people in the U.S. workforce. The data reveal noteworthy increases in the size and employment rate of the disabled population, as well as deep and persistent gaps in labor force...
A letter sent on behalf of women's organizations urging the U.S. Office of Management and Budget to finalize the rule to implement President Obama's Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces executive order.
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